South Korea parliament votes to impeach president

Описание: (14 Dec 2024)
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Seoul, South Korea - 14 December 2024
1. Various of National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik announcing impeachment motion has passed, UPSOUND (Korean) "I hereby declare the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol has been passed."
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rafael Wober, The Associated Press:
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"It's an extraordinary day here in Seoul, South Korea. The president has been impeached. It's the second attempt to impeach him since he tried to impose martial law on the country. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly, which is just next to where I am standing, voted to impeach him. The crowd behind me is still celebrating. It's very noisy here, but it's all peaceful. The next step will be a decision from the Constitutional Court, and after that, everybody will find out whether President Yoon Suk Yeol is going to stay in charge or not. But for the time being, he is stripped of his powers. So it's a very unusual situation here now in South Korea. And it's going to take weeks and months to find out what happens next."
3. Various of demonstrators celebrating announcement that parliament has passed motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree, a historic rebuke that was cheered by jubilant crowds who described the outcome as another defiant moment in the nation’s resilient democratic journey.

The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor vote. Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s No. 2 official, will take over his authority once copies of a document on the impeachment are delivered to Yoon and to the Constitutional Court.

The court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers. If he’s thrown out of office, a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days.

It was the second National Assembly vote on Yoon's impeachment motion. Last Saturday, Yoon survived an impeachment vote after most ruling party lawmakers boycotted the floor vote.

Some People Power Party lawmakers had since announced their intentions to vote for Yoon's impeachment in a second vote, as public protests against Yoon intensified and his approval rating plummeted.

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik said Yoon’s impeachment was an outcome driven by “the people’s ardent desire for democracy, courage and dedication.”

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered near the parliament roared in jubilation, waved banners and brandished colorful K-pop glow sticks, as a lead activist shouted on stage that “We have preserved the constitutional order!”

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